The Council of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh seek to award a 30-month Fellowship in the History of Military Surgery. The Fellow will be a published senior curator or social historian of military or medical history with extensive contemporary exhibition display experience. Good communication and organisational skills.

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh houses some of the most significant surgical and anatomical/pathological collections in the world, including the Charles Bell collection purchased in 1825. The collections reflect the predominance of Scots trained surgeons and surgical pioneers in military service since the 18th century.

Purpose of the Fellowship

* To conduct primary and secondary research into the military surgery connections of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (collections, history and Fellows)

* To put the RCSEd military surgery collections and associations into their wider historical context.

* To work with the RCSEd’s Collections Curator/Manager to develop a major exhibition on the History of Military Surgery for the Quincentenary of the College in 2005.

* To identify and arrange items for loan for the Quincentenary exhibition.

* To write and source images for a catalogue to coincide with the Quincentenary exhibition.

Secondments would be welcome subject to employer approval before application.

For application form and further information please telephone Enid Gardner on 0131 527 1600. Closing date Monday 19th May. Interviews will be held 5th June 2003